Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-16

/ MONEY. CONSULT YOUR OWN INTEREST
BY CALLING ON THEM BEFORE CON
TRACING FOR a LOAN ON YOUR FARM.
There was a slight rain yesterday
morning.
Each Of the churches of this city has
now good choir.
! MAsKs-For the masquerade at Hub
bard's the Jeweler. 81
Constable John McFadin is in town
on court business this week.
The Kansas legislature will visit
Wichita in body next Saturday.
Elder Mcfarland has moved in the
parsonage of the Christian church.
Attorney Oyerstreet spent last Satur-
day in Wichita, taking dispositions.
A fine line of cigars has been added
to the stock at the postofiice book store
Tell your neighbors about the big
horse day in Medicine Lodge, March
26th.
10. Ramey left for Missouri, last Sat
rday, where he will reside in the fu-
| ture.
n. $. Priest sold lot of steers and
hogs in Kansas City last week at good
prices.
jerry Simpson advertises in this issue
that he has some good horses and cat
tie for sale.
A wreck near independence yester-
day caused delay of four hours in the
train coming west.
Ladies, we have received another lot
of those elegant visiting cards. Come
in and order package.
Bert Aber, son of Surveyor d. J. Aber,
of this city, has been out with the Null
vane surveyors, northwest of here.
Rev. DIR. Gillian will occupy the pull
pit at the NJ. +. church next Sunday,
as usual. both morning and evening.
Persons who left watches or jewelry
with Phil. Frech, for repair, must call
for the same at Goldsmith's store be-
fore Feb. 22d. 80
The cotton meeting last Saturday was
not as generally attended as it should
have been. 1t adjourned to meet again
next Saturday, in this city.
The Citizens National Bank moved
into its new quarters Monday, and now
Medicine Lodge can boast OF the finest
bank room in Southern Kansas.
Van Slyke Bros. this week completed
a trade by which they disposed of a
stock OF general merchandise to l.. W.
Story, and became the owners of farm
near Great Bend, and house and lot
in Lyons, Kansas. Mr.. Story will take
the stock to Sharon, and conduct a gem
eral store.
Patrick Hussey and Miss Ella Rosen-
berry, of MingOna, were united in the
holy bonds of wedlock Monday morn
ing, in this city, by Father Kearful,
Catholic priest, at the residence of Mr..
Mooney. This was the first marriage
ever solemnized under the ritual of
the Catholic church in Barber county.
II. Lawrence, of Payson, ILL.,, arrived
here this week, with his family, to es
tablish his permanent home. lie will
live in town until he has decided on
what part of the county he would pre-
fer, when ne VIII purchase good farm.
Mr.. Lawrence has the appearance of
substantial man, who will make good
citizen.
o. Z. Poole has sold his drug store
and tobacco depot to Mr.. Sullivan, who.
for a while, clerked for him. Mr.. Sui
Ivan Is graduate of pharmacy, and
he proposes to conduct first-class es-
tablishment. Mr.. Poole will engage in
business at Lamar, Colorado, and look
after some real estate interests he has
at Villas, Colorado.
Mr. Brady, a school-mate and chum
of Prof. L. b. Macdonald is here on a
visit TO his friend, and looking for a
suitable location to start a bank. He
is young man, of fine appearance. and
seems to have plenty of energy. We
hope he will conclude to locate here,
bank or no bank. Capital and push are
well rewarded here in every branch of
industry.
A postal card, received from the To-
eating committee of the Paladora town
company, dated at Englewood, Feb. IL,
says: 1--WE are all right so far, except a
broken axle. Will leave one wagon
here for repairs. Two parties have
Joined MS, making six in all. The Toys
all seem to be in good spirits, and every
effort will be used to make the trip
success"
The millinery firm of Misses Moore &
Merchant are now in the large and ele-
CANT room recently vOcated by Ramsey
x Sheldon, and in addition to the de-
sirable stock they had ON hand, they
have opened up the immense and COM
plete assortment OF millinery and la
dies furnishing goods, which Miss Della
Moore and her father traded land for.
They gave two good claims, worth ST.
800 each, for the stock and fixtures, and
their store is now by far the largest and
most complete i'm Southern Kansas, be-
ing 25xs0 feet, and well filled. Ladies,
do not fail to call and see Moore &
Merchant.
The ball and supper, given at the
Sherlock Il Mills hall, on Monday night,
was a greater success than anybody ex-
pected it to be. The music was good.
and the floor was at all times crowded
with happy throng of dancers. If any
one thing interfered with the complete
enjoyment of those present, 1t was the
fact that the hall was scarcely large
enough to accommodate the crowd. We
saw six sets, or forty-eight persons on
the floor, and the sides and ends of the